Sark to Alabama? No ‘Idiot,’ Saban Protege Gets Texas Longhorns New Contract

Sark to Alabama? No ‘Idiot,’ Saban Protege Gets Texas Longhorns New Contract

This week, in the wake of the University of Alabama retirement of the legendary Nick Saban, our plugged-in Texas media pal Chip Brown was involved in a conversation about Crimson Tide replacements.

"Sark would be an idiot to take the Alabama job,” the conversation went. “He has more resources at Texas and has a loaded QB room with Quinn Ewers coming back. And the first time he goes 9-3, Bama fans would say, 'Bad hire.'"

We won’t speculate or opine about ‘Bama vs. Texas resources. But we know this: former Atlanta Falcons and Alabama assistant Steve Sarkisian, despite his ties in this area …

Is no idiot.

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And suddenly, in the same stroke that brings Washington’s Kalen DeBoer to Tuscaloosa, Sark is not only staying in Austin - he is doing so under the terms of a new four-year extension. A reward for steering Texas to college football’s final four, right alongside Alabama? Sure. 

An enticing reminder about those “resources” in Austin that just gave his a raise? Sure.

A reminder that “Sark is no idiot”? Yes. That, too.